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your not listening to what the models are telling us. they are telling us there still is the range of natural variability in precipitation eventhough temperature is changing remarkably. evidently that did not get through. but that's what happens. the characterization of precipitation is not unlike today. not rain verses snow, but the total water volume is still looking a lot like the modern climate. >> let me take a crack at this. it's a great question. its the barrier that a lot of water managers face. on the,pa leo climate, side the the past will help me deal with floods and droughts properly deal with them. if we had a better since of this from tree rings in the 1920s we would probably make different assumptions on the colorado rivers. maybe we would not but it was information we did not have about climate that would have changed potentially a decision that water manager's and politicians had. going into the few uh-uhture, manager's and planners have a lot of tools for dealing with these kinds of variabilities that we have to face. pa
your not listening to what the models are telling us. they are telling us there still is the range of natural variability in precipitation eventhough temperature is changing remarkably. evidently that did not get through. but that's what happens. the characterization of precipitation is not unlike today. not rain verses snow, but the total water volume is still looking a lot like the modern climate. >> let me take a crack at this. it's a great question. its the barrier that a lot of water...
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this panel invited us into a very unsettling way of framing the discussion those of us steeped the fight. we assume this is inevitable and we're focussing entirely on how to respond to it's impacts. this is a discussion that we absolutely must have because we're in a race against time. as we know, we're already feelg the impacts of global warming and things going to get worst before better so its the job of global managers to plan for the worst and that's what we're here to talk about today. among the issues, what impacts are we most concerned about, what adaptations are necessary and what models or in the analysis are they planning to do and what initial things do they need for future decisions. our discussion takes place against a political backdrop here in california where leaders in both parties recognized the importance of including global warming in our strategies you know the governors water proposal called for 4 and a half billion dollars. sites reservoir and tell mperance river. together these would provide five hundred thousand acre feet of water supply but their being promoted
this panel invited us into a very unsettling way of framing the discussion those of us steeped the fight. we assume this is inevitable and we're focussing entirely on how to respond to it's impacts. this is a discussion that we absolutely must have because we're in a race against time. as we know, we're already feelg the impacts of global warming and things going to get worst before better so its the job of global managers to plan for the worst and that's what we're here to talk about today....
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what this starts is how many of us can tell us the fundamentals of climate and weather change. most of us, one man? then you don't need to read this. the fundamentals of that we learn listening
what this starts is how many of us can tell us the fundamentals of climate and weather change. most of us, one man? then you don't need to read this. the fundamentals of that we learn listening
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that's what we used in this california assessment. for the scenarios they were all down scaled to twelve kilometers covering california and nevada. it's not totally adequate and i'm not saying this is a solved problem. the premium grape growers want to know what's going on in napa, valley but for a lot of water related problems i think we're okay. [inaudible] >> what's the long-term climate - >> hopefully, we get on to that green emissions trajectory which would have co2 levels leveling off and declining. there's a lot of inertia in the system. we all have cars and you can't change power plants overnight and et cetera, et cetera. but in fact the earth response to climate is not going to make too much difference until about the middle part of the century between all those scenarios. through 2050 a climate model is sort of a climate model no whatter what you do with it. in fact if you stop all , co2 emissions today. fossil fuel is the reason it's increasing because fossil means it's stored in the ground and now we're putting it in the a
that's what we used in this california assessment. for the scenarios they were all down scaled to twelve kilometers covering california and nevada. it's not totally adequate and i'm not saying this is a solved problem. the premium grape growers want to know what's going on in napa, valley but for a lot of water related problems i think we're okay. [inaudible] >> what's the long-term climate - >> hopefully, we get on to that green emissions trajectory which would have co2 levels...
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we've let go of people who are not there for both of us and find friends who benefit us both. translator: technology is changing so rapidly, everything soon will be running on braille. the large-print format we have now is not practical for small portable devices, which, in turn, means i realize i'll need to transition to braille because everything is so small. handheld gps systems are just one example. gps would be wonderful while i'm traveling, but the printout would be in braille, and i would have to learn how to use braille. with changing technology, smaller devices like that don't have the capacity for large print. they can only show one letter at a time. it would take forever to read one word. i know that won't work, so when you project out 5 to 10 years, the new technologies will challenge me to become fluent in braille, as well. narrator: technology is rapidly changing the way we all live our lives. so, too, medical research is changing the way we view and treat disease. with all this progress, what does the future hold for those who have usher syndrome? this is going
we've let go of people who are not there for both of us and find friends who benefit us both. translator: technology is changing so rapidly, everything soon will be running on braille. the large-print format we have now is not practical for small portable devices, which, in turn, means i realize i'll need to transition to braille because everything is so small. handheld gps systems are just one example. gps would be wonderful while i'm traveling, but the printout would be in braille, and i...
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to get us through these changes times. thank you. >> thank you. one of the benefits of going later, maybe i should cross off all the stuff i was going to say because everybody hit it. i do want to start by thanking jarrod for his complete plan. we got you signed on 59. i actually want to start with a conclusion and i'll repeat them at the end and we've hit them. but climate change is going on for the last 150 years. this is not something coming it's already here. it's hard to get your community to understand it. we need to be imagining it now and we're not doing a particularly good job of that. ,maurine had a constitution. there are no silver bullets you have to have a comprehensive approach to this. the next conclusion is, we have to build diverse water management portfolios in every region of the state. i like the language. jarrod started with portfolio and used the term hedges and we're bringing a business risk management where you build a portfolio have hedge a sounds, and have contingency plans. you have to be prepare
to get us through these changes times. thank you. >> thank you. one of the benefits of going later, maybe i should cross off all the stuff i was going to say because everybody hit it. i do want to start by thanking jarrod for his complete plan. we got you signed on 59. i actually want to start with a conclusion and i'll repeat them at the end and we've hit them. but climate change is going on for the last 150 years. this is not something coming it's already here. it's hard to get your...
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las vegas is also thinking about using desalinization. they could trade with los angeles. >> there are current discussions to bring the water up to arizona. >> arizona has a slightly worse problem from the colorado situation. >> this will also have an impact on -- >> when we come back to our ratepayers and say, here is how much money it might cost to respond, we need to have done our homework and that is what the current phase of our work is about. >> can you talk about this project? >> this is the metropolitan transportation commission. for agencies that always has concerns over regional issues related to climate change, both mitigation and significantly on adaptation, they are very concerned about sea level increase. i have been to one of their meetings. they have had two. we are working closely to influence the state process because they are a bit of an adjunct of the state. they are trying to focus adaptation efforts to get people talking to each other and get people collaborating about what kind of science they're using and the adapt
las vegas is also thinking about using desalinization. they could trade with los angeles. >> there are current discussions to bring the water up to arizona. >> arizona has a slightly worse problem from the colorado situation. >> this will also have an impact on -- >> when we come back to our ratepayers and say, here is how much money it might cost to respond, we need to have done our homework and that is what the current phase of our work is about. >> can you talk...
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to use our resources to clean up after them. sadly, in my neighborhood alone in the outer richmond, which is primarily single-family residences, in the recent rain storms, i cannot tell you the piles of these things i have seen sitting out on the streets. and numbers of them have not been going down. they have been going up. personally, i am offended that i am paying for the cleanup of this through my taxes, to clean up the mess that is apparently creating these jobs, that i am subsidizing this waste of resources, waste of labor, waste of their legal efforts to fight it. perhaps there is a better way, and perhaps everybody needs to sit down and figure out something better. certainly what is going on now is not acceptable. i would like to say i have not opened up one of those for years. most of the people that i know send them straight to the recycle or pick them up off of our neighborhood sidewalks and streets out of the debtors. this past rain that was flooding my neighborhood, it was piles of these phone books. the plastic cov
to use our resources to clean up after them. sadly, in my neighborhood alone in the outer richmond, which is primarily single-family residences, in the recent rain storms, i cannot tell you the piles of these things i have seen sitting out on the streets. and numbers of them have not been going down. they have been going up. personally, i am offended that i am paying for the cleanup of this through my taxes, to clean up the mess that is apparently creating these jobs, that i am subsidizing this...
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they do not use it. i think the testimony, the proponents support the contention that it may be used by niche markets, but what about a new kind of niche market for really an old one? i come from a small city of 50,000 in indiana. we used to have city directories. what about neighborhood directories that are built around voter registration lists and supplemental efforts and would build community in this city in a way the yellow pages and witter do not -- and litter do not? supervisor chiu: let me call up what i think is the final speaker, and if anyone else wishes to speak, please line up in the aisle. [reading names] >> thank you, supervisors. in the executive director of the haight-ashbury recycling center. we have been recycling phone books since 1944. i have noticed that when we do recycle old books, many of them come to us in their original wrappers, so i can attest to the fact that a lot of the phone books handed out in the city are not used. the city does a fantastic job of recycling, but that is
they do not use it. i think the testimony, the proponents support the contention that it may be used by niche markets, but what about a new kind of niche market for really an old one? i come from a small city of 50,000 in indiana. we used to have city directories. what about neighborhood directories that are built around voter registration lists and supplemental efforts and would build community in this city in a way the yellow pages and witter do not -- and litter do not? supervisor chiu: let...
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if you are watching us in seattle, washington, sitting in first class. check those out. style in the aisle. >> wow, what airline is that? are they flying you to the moon? what were they wearing? there is an early look at headlines and entertainment. helen mirren stuck her hands and feet in. and willie nelson has been offered a deal in the case. a $100 fine if he sings in the courtroom. no word on whether or not the judge or willie will accept the deal. his big brother's wedding is getting a lot of attention. prince william will join service men walking along the polar ice cap. the charity, walking with the wounded helps to help wounded soldiers. you have to applaud him for distracting the world from the royal wedding madness. >> remember when they were kids and he was kind of the goofy one and now he is a stud. >> he is and the most eligible bachelor on the face of the planet. >> this comes from california where staying connected on the slopes saved a man's life. after 20 minutes stuck upside down in the snow struggling for his cell phone he reached it as his wife was ca
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we hope you will join with us. the violence against women question. >> this is an important question to understand. the data from the fbi tells us 85% of the victims of entombment partner violence are female. this disproportionately affect women particularly if you look at parter homicide. tuned to% of partner homicides are women killed by male partners. but there are some measures that show equal acts of violence but when you put those in context and you survey and ask women what was happening you find many of those acts are committed out of self-defense. it is a complicated picture to the understand the importance to put the context around at. they will expect exactly that. they will look at the context around the violence. one thing we know is when women experience violence, what we know, what research tells us is that men are more likely than women to use violence as a system of maintaining control within a family. the violence is only what you see. you might see the black eye and a broken bone but usually a pa
we hope you will join with us. the violence against women question. >> this is an important question to understand. the data from the fbi tells us 85% of the victims of entombment partner violence are female. this disproportionately affect women particularly if you look at parter homicide. tuned to% of partner homicides are women killed by male partners. but there are some measures that show equal acts of violence but when you put those in context and you survey and ask women what was...
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caltrans used sand to clean up the fuel leak. traffic was back to normal by 1:30. >> there was a deadly crash this morning in contra costa county. a fremont woman was killed when her car veered into oncoming traffic. five vehicles were involved. none of the drivers were injured. the road was closed for three hours. investigators are looking into whether alcohol or drugs were a factor. >>> the latest survey showed gas prices have jumped 33-cents in two weeks. the second largest increase on record. that's according to he lundberg survey of fuel prices. the national average for a gal of regular is now 3.51. the biggest jump since katrina katrina katrina -- in 2005. we spotted premium gas as high as 4.45. the obama administration is concerned it could slow the recovery and are considered looking at the oil reserves. >> the issue of the reserves is something we're considering, only done in rare occasions. a. >> alan: diesel is up as average 29 cents a gallon. experts say it's likely to have an impact on shipping costs. >> the spike in
caltrans used sand to clean up the fuel leak. traffic was back to normal by 1:30. >> there was a deadly crash this morning in contra costa county. a fremont woman was killed when her car veered into oncoming traffic. five vehicles were involved. none of the drivers were injured. the road was closed for three hours. investigators are looking into whether alcohol or drugs were a factor. >>> the latest survey showed gas prices have jumped 33-cents in two weeks. the second largest...
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so we certainly invite people to e-mail us, bring their books to our attention, send us their publicity packets, so we know in plenty of time that it is coming and we can decide whether it is one we want to take a shot at reviewing. >> mr. stewart he said that a lot of your reviewers and people involved in the washington independent review of books have backgrounds in writing and publishing. what is your background and give us a snapshot of some of the people who will be participating. >> well, my background is i was a lawyer for many years but i am now an author, have done a couple of looks on american history, one on the writing of the constitution constitution in the summer of 1787 and one on the impeachment trial of andrew johnson and i have a new one coming out this fall on aaron burr's western conspiracy called american emperor. the other folks involved come from journalism. there are book writers as well. we have been so lucky and for creating reviewers. we have a book on the eichmann trial in israel. we were able to get judge patricia walz who was on the war crimes tribunal for
so we certainly invite people to e-mail us, bring their books to our attention, send us their publicity packets, so we know in plenty of time that it is coming and we can decide whether it is one we want to take a shot at reviewing. >> mr. stewart he said that a lot of your reviewers and people involved in the washington independent review of books have backgrounds in writing and publishing. what is your background and give us a snapshot of some of the people who will be participating....
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tracie potts joins us from washington with more on that. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. other countries are putting programs on hold in light of japan, now the white house says it's moving forward with the nuclear program here in the united states. power companies are required to produce 80% clean energy by 2035 the white house says nuclear power plants are a key part of that program. there are four reactors up for approval this year. but on capitol hill there is concern. they had a moment of silence for japan yesterday, but lawmakers are divided between a wait and see mode based on what's going on in japan and not being reactionary, as some say, creating new policies at this point. the white house brought in the chief of the nuclear regulatory commission to reassure americans that our plants are safe that they are built to withstand earthquakes, tsunamis, but not what has been upgraded to a 9.0 in japan. meantime eight u.s. warships are backing up because of concerns about radiation leaking there. >> tracie potts in washi
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one expert told us it's like using a squirt gun to put out a forest fire. japanese fire trucks using riot control water hoses to tackle red hot nuclear reactors. helicopters swooping overhead, dropping bucket after bucket. every effort falling short. but here is the encouraging news. japanese plant operators have connected a new electric power line to the plant. this entire crisis began when the power was knocked out. if the japanese flip the switch but those critical water pumps to cool the reactors don't work, then it's american pumps to the rescue. the pentagon has shipped high pressure pumps, but no u.s. personnel. once again, the japanese will have workers willing to risk their lives operating them. today, for the first time, a closeup look at how dire things are. you can see reactor three, charred and billowing steam. but look right there. reactor four. you can see a green structure. now look at this old photo taken inside. the same green structure above the critical fuel rod pool. now, the walls are blown out. one u.s. official telling us tonight, "t
one expert told us it's like using a squirt gun to put out a forest fire. japanese fire trucks using riot control water hoses to tackle red hot nuclear reactors. helicopters swooping overhead, dropping bucket after bucket. every effort falling short. but here is the encouraging news. japanese plant operators have connected a new electric power line to the plant. this entire crisis began when the power was knocked out. if the japanese flip the switch but those critical water pumps to cool the...
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only he uses it with all of this and he says i should go for that position. i should be at the top and he was like that himself. said the book describes his offense and how he fashioned himself, tried to fashion himself after his hero andrew jackson. he comes of age during the age of jackson. he is a unionists. he is for the common man. he campaigns for the homestead act and there were lots of things about him that seemed very aggressive, very populist in a way but as you know populism has this sort of -- viewers at double-edged sword there. lots of times populace are in favor of measures that you would think would be progressive. he was for the homestead act, giving poor people land. he wanted public education. he was always a champion of public education thinking back on his own life and how deprived he was. he wanted a better shot for people, people who were privileged. the catch was he only wanted that for whites. he was for the homestead act. but when reconstruction came reconstruction came and there was a time to give land reform, the republicans in con
only he uses it with all of this and he says i should go for that position. i should be at the top and he was like that himself. said the book describes his offense and how he fashioned himself, tried to fashion himself after his hero andrew jackson. he comes of age during the age of jackson. he is a unionists. he is for the common man. he campaigns for the homestead act and there were lots of things about him that seemed very aggressive, very populist in a way but as you know populism has this...
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them just like they've been using white supremacists since nixon's southern strategy was much. we are not a leftists i'm not a leftist let me repeat that i'm not a leftist i'm used to talking of those who believe taxes should be raised on millionaires or i'm speaking of those. those of us who believe the tens of billions in tax breaks and corporate welfare to peak oil pollution polluters a waste of money to those of us who believe workers have the right to organize and collectively bargain those of us who believe programs like social security medicare and medicaid shouldn't be cut or privatized these are the folks who are generally called leftists if you hold these beliefs though and i hold all these beliefs apparently we're not leftists despite we're billionaires and they're polluters poodle shills of the mill in the media today may call you here's why this is the american political spectrum. it's left to right pretty straightforward from socialists the democrats the moderates and by socialist i mean like social democrats like they have been in in northern europe you could put
them just like they've been using white supremacists since nixon's southern strategy was much. we are not a leftists i'm not a leftist let me repeat that i'm not a leftist i'm used to talking of those who believe taxes should be raised on millionaires or i'm speaking of those. those of us who believe the tens of billions in tax breaks and corporate welfare to peak oil pollution polluters a waste of money to those of us who believe workers have the right to organize and collectively bargain...
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abc's akiko fujita joins us from narita, japan. so, how are the japanese people dealing with news of the leak? >> reporter: what we're seeing out in the stores is any indication, not dealing with it very well. we've heard of panic buying, even in tokyo, which you just heard is 170 miles south of the reactor. we have heard reports of stores being sold out of radios, flashlights, candles, fuel cans. essentially any emergency materials. we've also heard of grocery stores, their shelves being cleared. keep in mind that food and water was already in short supply immediately after the quake hit. people went out to the stores to stock up. now, with reports of the explosion today, people are adding to that panic. >> and, akiko, considering that the wind is blowing from the plant in your direction, meaning towards tokyo, how concerned are officials there about all this radiation spreading? >> reporter: well, you know, officials are trying to walk that fine line between showing a calm face and also monitoring it very closely. i mean, clearly
abc's akiko fujita joins us from narita, japan. so, how are the japanese people dealing with news of the leak? >> reporter: what we're seeing out in the stores is any indication, not dealing with it very well. we've heard of panic buying, even in tokyo, which you just heard is 170 miles south of the reactor. we have heard reports of stores being sold out of radios, flashlights, candles, fuel cans. essentially any emergency materials. we've also heard of grocery stores, their shelves being...
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system thanks so much for joining us. whether the hamsters legislation works or not i think it's a good idea to call airport grain checks and chertoff or no scanner peep shows what they really are sex crimes maybe if other states jump on board the t.s.a. will be forced to abandon this ridiculous safety theater and this is just teaching americans to behave like sheep frankly but while i'm fired up about the junk groping in the porno scanners some of the writer fired up about the new threat within the t.s.a. unions the chief of the t.s.a. john pistole granted some collective bargaining rights to forty thousand t.s.a. screeners mainly the ability to bargain over minor things like that haitian time shift scheduling and of course the republicans are irate and leading the pack is the usual suspect the richest man in the u.s. house of representatives who made much of his four hundred million dollars fortune manufacturing car alarms in communist china girl i say he said this about t.s.a. unionisation i am concerned that due to yo
system thanks so much for joining us. whether the hamsters legislation works or not i think it's a good idea to call airport grain checks and chertoff or no scanner peep shows what they really are sex crimes maybe if other states jump on board the t.s.a. will be forced to abandon this ridiculous safety theater and this is just teaching americans to behave like sheep frankly but while i'm fired up about the junk groping in the porno scanners some of the writer fired up about the new threat...
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thanks for being with us today. there is a major change in command in enforcing that no-fly zone over libya. nato has agreed to take charge, now, of those operations. >> and the changeover from u.s. hands could take place as early as tomorrow. emily schmidt is joining us now from washington with the latest details. good morning, emily. >> reporter: rob and peggy, good morning to you. the u.s. has been cutting back on its role in this no-fly zone enforcement. in fact, just yesterday, the pentagon said 75% of the combat air missions are now flown by the coalition partners. soon, this transition is going to be official. the no-fly zone over libya that has international support is now getting international enforcement. >> nato allies have now decided to enforce the no-fly zone over libya. >> reporter: the announcement made late yesterday, means the u.s. plans to hand over command and control of the no-fly zone by this weekend. and even the united arab emirates is now on board, sending 12 planes to join the coalition. >>
thanks for being with us today. there is a major change in command in enforcing that no-fly zone over libya. nato has agreed to take charge, now, of those operations. >> and the changeover from u.s. hands could take place as early as tomorrow. emily schmidt is joining us now from washington with the latest details. good morning, emily. >> reporter: rob and peggy, good morning to you. the u.s. has been cutting back on its role in this no-fly zone enforcement. in fact, just yesterday,...
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the wet stuff kind of smashes into more of us here. boise will go to 57. san fran, 56, but rainshowers there. the sun will spread eastward. denver, 63, and a quick look atlas lass right here. 35. wow. in the southern parts. anchorage as well. if you are watching us on kimr 6 in palm springs, california, view drawings, photographs, and models of both sustainable and beautiful architecture at steel and shade at the palm springs art museum. that's your pacific event of the day. >> thanks, ginger. now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. first, tmz reports charlie sheen has a so-called michael j. fox clause in his "two and a half men" contract which provides sheen is to be paid as long as the show runs even if he leaves. meanwhile, sources say the show's producer, chuck lorre has been in touch with reps for the rob lowe about replacing sheen. >>> lindsay lohan is accused of the surveillance store she allegedly stole a necklace from because they sold a copy of the tape without her giving them the right to use her image for profit.
the wet stuff kind of smashes into more of us here. boise will go to 57. san fran, 56, but rainshowers there. the sun will spread eastward. denver, 63, and a quick look atlas lass right here. 35. wow. in the southern parts. anchorage as well. if you are watching us on kimr 6 in palm springs, california, view drawings, photographs, and models of both sustainable and beautiful architecture at steel and shade at the palm springs art museum. that's your pacific event of the day. >> thanks,...
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. >> tracie potts for us in washington. tracie, thanks. now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. home video from a viewer in oregon shows boats tossed around as if they were toys. brookings harbor port was broken apart. officials say the damage ranged from $10 million to $13 million. a disaster assessment team has visited the area to determine if it's eligible for federal relief. >>> military units from across the nation headed to the hoosier state to take part in moch nuclear disaster drills. the dooms day scenario called for an emergency response to a nuclear explosion, which collapsed buildings, search and rescue, as well as decontamination. organizers say preparation is even more essential in light of the current situation in japan. >>> finally, a virginia search and rescue team is on the ground in japan. the fairfax county based crew was deployed to the city of ofunato in the wake of the tsunami. they along with a crew from los angeles have recovered several remains and are still searching through the deb
. >> tracie potts for us in washington. tracie, thanks. now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. home video from a viewer in oregon shows boats tossed around as if they were toys. brookings harbor port was broken apart. officials say the damage ranged from $10 million to $13 million. a disaster assessment team has visited the area to determine if it's eligible for federal relief. >>> military units from across the nation headed to the hoosier state...
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tracie potts joins us from washington with the latest on this. tracie, good morning to you. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. the president is due back later this afternoon to deal with all this. while in el salvador he made the decision to get involved because the cost outweighed the benefits. not everyone here on capitol hill agrees. in fact, some lawmakers who both support and are against this action say he should have consulted congress first. he may have overstepped his constitutional authority by doing so. one lawmaker, dennis kucinich of ohio, is calling it possible an impeachable offense and is seeking a resolution to stop all action immediately in libya on behalf of the united states. even supporters say he's got to come back and seek an authorization of force from congress. how long might we be involved? secretary of state clinton says the u.s. is receiving reports, top advisers to gadhafi may want out. they're reaching out to those in europe to see if there may be options to bring this to an end. lynn? >> tracie potts there in washingto
tracie potts joins us from washington with the latest on this. tracie, good morning to you. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. the president is due back later this afternoon to deal with all this. while in el salvador he made the decision to get involved because the cost outweighed the benefits. not everyone here on capitol hill agrees. in fact, some lawmakers who both support and are against this action say he should have consulted congress first. he may have overstepped his constitutional...
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we had an awesome crew with us, the navy s.e.a.l.s that trained us. so, we decided we were going to have a paint ball competition and challenge the a-team to a fight. we -- we were trying to organize the whole thing. we decided friday night after everyone wraps, nighttime, middle of the night, everyone, commando styles. and they wouldn't let us do it for legal reasons. when i shot "limitless" with bradley i brought it up and he knew about it. i didn't think that they caught wind of it but they did. and he said they were really scared, they thought we were going to kick their butt. >> jimmy: maniacs want to shoot us with paint balls. they think we're the real a-team. well, seems like you are living a very dangerous life but sees like you are having fun. con graj laxs on the big success. "sucker punch" opens friday. abbie cornish, everybody. we'll be right back with the gaslight anthem. [ announcer ] at h&r block, we find money others missed. if there's any way i can get a few extra dollars in my bank account-- to me, it really does matter. especially r
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>> nbc's tracie potts live for us in washington, thank you. >>> pressure is mounting on japan to expand the evacuation zone around its damaged nuclear power plant amid concerns about radiation seeping from the facility. the u.n.'s nuclear agency says radiation in one village 25 miles from the complex is twice the suggested threshold for evacuation. anyone within a 12-mile zone has already been told to leave. meanwhile, the country's emperor and empress made a rare public appearance wednesday trying to comfort the victims of the disaster. >>> now there is new disturbing evidence regarding radiation from japan drifting to the united states. tests of milk samples in spokane, washington, indicate the presence of radioactive iodine from japan's nuclear plant. but the environmental protection agency cautions such findings are expected and they are far below levels of public health concern, including for infants. >>> here at home after weeks of pro-labor protests focusing on wisconsin, the ohio legislature has voted to severely limit collective bargaining rights for public workers. amid shouts
>> nbc's tracie potts live for us in washington, thank you. >>> pressure is mounting on japan to expand the evacuation zone around its damaged nuclear power plant amid concerns about radiation seeping from the facility. the u.n.'s nuclear agency says radiation in one village 25 miles from the complex is twice the suggested threshold for evacuation. anyone within a 12-mile zone has already been told to leave. meanwhile, the country's emperor and empress made a rare public...
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nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with the breakdown. good morning. >> reporter: this new poll tells us one thing for sure, americans are concerned about money the debt and the deficit. take a look at the numbers. a concern over the federal budget deficit, 80% of those who responded said they are concerned a great deal or quite a bit, but interestingly, what do americans want to cut out of the budget and not cut some they don't want to touch medicaid, medicare, social security osh education. some of the biggest areas of the federal budget. now, when it comes to the state budget issues we've been watching in wisconsin and other states, americans overwhelmingly think that it's okay for public employees to pay more for their retirement benefits. 68% said that's acceptable. what they don't think is acceptable is eliminating collective bargaining rights for the public employees. taking a look at collective bargaining, 77% over three-fourths say that workers who are public employees should have the same collective bargaining rights as those in
nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with the breakdown. good morning. >> reporter: this new poll tells us one thing for sure, americans are concerned about money the debt and the deficit. take a look at the numbers. a concern over the federal budget deficit, 80% of those who responded said they are concerned a great deal or quite a bit, but interestingly, what do americans want to cut out of the budget and not cut some they don't want to touch medicaid, medicare, social security...
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give me the patriotic pleasure of plugging in and not sending money overseas to people trying to blow us up. >> reporter: rising prices and anxiety that go far beyond the pumps. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >>> in libya, a tug of war is under way over several towns in a battle between opposition fighters and supporters of moammar gadhafi. gadhafi's forces have been waging a fierce counteroffensive against rebels who have been trying to make their way toward tripoli. qadhafi's key power base. this weekend, the opposition lost some ground in their marchç toward the capital after being driven back from the mother city. meanwhile ban ki-moon says gadhafi's foreign minister has agreed to let a humanitarian assessment team visit tripoli. >> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. in utah, a police chase livened up a quiet salt lake city neighborhood. authorities were right behind the suspect after he tried to flee from the scene of a car crash. his escape attempt ended quickly and without any injury to the officers. >>> in georgia, a woman is lucky to be a
give me the patriotic pleasure of plugging in and not sending money overseas to people trying to blow us up. >> reporter: rising prices and anxiety that go far beyond the pumps. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >>> in libya, a tug of war is under way over several towns in a battle between opposition fighters and supporters of moammar gadhafi. gadhafi's forces have been waging a fierce counteroffensive against rebels who have been trying to make their way toward tripoli....
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thanks for being with us today. is it a topic for most of us. the recent surge in gas prices. this morning, the president is considering drastic measures to turn it around. >> here's why. according to one survey, the average price for a gallon of gas is $3.47. that is 73 cents higher than last year at this time. >> so what exactly account white house do in all of this? emily schmidt has details from washington. hi, emily. >> reporter: peggy and rob, good morning to you. the calendar says march, but it might as well be memorial day when it comes to gas prices. they are going up higher and faster than anytime in history. and now, some are asking the president, what are you going to do about it. with gas prices skyrocketing, americans are reaching their limits earlier. >> see, just $16. i cannot afford to fill up the tank. >> reporter: the nationwide average is $3.51 a gallon. a new lundberg survey says that's up 33 cents in two week. the second biggest price increase on record means spending more. >> up until this point, $50 about every two weeks. and now, it's gone up to $60 ev
thanks for being with us today. is it a topic for most of us. the recent surge in gas prices. this morning, the president is considering drastic measures to turn it around. >> here's why. according to one survey, the average price for a gallon of gas is $3.47. that is 73 cents higher than last year at this time. >> so what exactly account white house do in all of this? emily schmidt has details from washington. hi, emily. >> reporter: peggy and rob, good morning to you. the...
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love that movie, "up." >> me too. >> ginger is with us. good to have you all this week while bill is away. how is the forecast? >> the forecast looks pretty messy for the center of the nation. we were talking earlier about those weather balloons, and i think they'll be using some extras. we always do weis a day at every airport. they're going to get extras here because louisiana back to eastern oklahoma, problem areas as far as the storm goes. now, here at the west coast, denver, you're be on the northern part of that storm. therefore, just snow, winter weather advisories and warnings. a mu one hitting seattle down to medford, and that means rain. you're waking up with rain there, and temperatures m 40s for the most part. it will be a sunny one for vegas and phoenix. here's the forecast for you. 33, denver, with more clouds than sun, and, yes, some snow m upper reaches. then salt lake city, 41. 73, phoenix with sunshine, and we'll flip over and give you a sneak preview of your wednesday. go up to idaho and 55 for wednesday with a partly su
love that movie, "up." >> me too. >> ginger is with us. good to have you all this week while bill is away. how is the forecast? >> the forecast looks pretty messy for the center of the nation. we were talking earlier about those weather balloons, and i think they'll be using some extras. we always do weis a day at every airport. they're going to get extras here because louisiana back to eastern oklahoma, problem areas as far as the storm goes. now, here at the west...
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stay with us. while a body in motion tends to stn motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arths, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide our relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to improve daily physical function so moving is er. and celebrex is not a narcotic. when it comes to relieving your arthritis pain, you and your doctor need to balance the benefits with the risks. all prescription nsaids, including celebrex, may increase the chance of heart attack or stroke, which can lead to death. this chance increases if you heart disease or risk factors such as high blood pressure or when nsaids are taken for long perio nsaids, including celebrex, increase the chance of serious skin or allergic reactions or stomach and intestine problems, such as bleeding ann occur w. patients also taking aspirin and the elderly are at i
stay with us. while a body in motion tends to stn motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arths, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide our relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to improve daily physical function so moving is er. and celebrex is not a narcotic. when it...
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hardly any of them take us up. we would like to be allowed, and we don't think we ought to have to ask for permission to make it mandatory. but there are a lot of things that you have to get permission to do. waivers are a problem that you'll hear from many people. i want to tell you that state plan amendments can be just as big of a problem. we have a state plan amendment where they met the 180 day requirement to improve the state plan, then it took them a year to improve the contract that was going to be part of the state plan amendment. and that doesn't help. let me just make one other point about this. i know my time is up. i think it's important. we have $7 million in medicaid that comes from fines paid by the nursing homes that had some violation. we have to get cms's permission to spend that. we ask for permission to spend it to build the facility from the 20 to 25 very sick children, typically vent patients that right now we'd have to put in the hospital, very expensive care, or send them out of state becau
hardly any of them take us up. we would like to be allowed, and we don't think we ought to have to ask for permission to make it mandatory. but there are a lot of things that you have to get permission to do. waivers are a problem that you'll hear from many people. i want to tell you that state plan amendments can be just as big of a problem. we have a state plan amendment where they met the 180 day requirement to improve the state plan, then it took them a year to improve the contract that was...
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so boca said they would use outside vendors, they would use intel for the chip, us for the software, and they'd get a product done in two two years. and it wasn't that important what the product was. the forecast was to sell 200,000 of them. it was not a major project, it was just this thing they were doing. and they thought of it as a toy computer. it had an optional disc, but it didn't have a hard disk or anything. this group at boca raton was a very good group, it was fantastic working with them. we made the thing more powerful than headquarters understood, but that was the magic of the microprocessor, and we wanted to do that. what happened is this thing ships in november 1981, and it just sells like mad. very quickly, it sells over a million machines. well, the other divisions at ibm, there was a group that did the beta master and another group. those two divisions said, these guys are out of control, they're messing up our market. they're messing up business computing and word processing, so they both bid to take over the division down in boca and they said, remember, these guy
so boca said they would use outside vendors, they would use intel for the chip, us for the software, and they'd get a product done in two two years. and it wasn't that important what the product was. the forecast was to sell 200,000 of them. it was not a major project, it was just this thing they were doing. and they thought of it as a toy computer. it had an optional disc, but it didn't have a hard disk or anything. this group at boca raton was a very good group, it was fantastic working with...
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you used to use another metaphor i think about bullfrogs. what did you say? use and dealing with the senate is like keating bullfrogs in the barrel. you get them in there and then one jumps out and you just can't keep them in their they keep jumping out and that's one thing about senators, they are pretty experienced hands. a lot of them don't come to throw their weight around. a lot of them come with high goals for their country and what they want to do, but once they get their they do realize the rules and the power of the individual center. i didn't realize how much it was true until i got there but also with senators, a lot of the centers have been congressman, governors, they are a little older than the house and more experienced, and you can't put them down. i was a whiff in the house and the senate, and when i was the with 196 republicans it was easier to count those and count on them standing where they told you they were going to begin to count 46 senators and count on them being because first of all they were smart enough to know i'm not going to te
you used to use another metaphor i think about bullfrogs. what did you say? use and dealing with the senate is like keating bullfrogs in the barrel. you get them in there and then one jumps out and you just can't keep them in their they keep jumping out and that's one thing about senators, they are pretty experienced hands. a lot of them don't come to throw their weight around. a lot of them come with high goals for their country and what they want to do, but once they get their they do realize...
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thanks for being with us today. the deluge leaving parts of the northeast under water is not letting up. >> just unbelievable. several rivers remain above flood stage this morning. and it's not over yet. beginning tonight, the system in the southeast will bring more flooding to saturated neighborhoods from new jersey all the way to new england. >> emily schmidt shows us the damage so far. >> reporter: it is a double-hit. winter rains, after winter snow. it.tired of it. >> reporter: forcing people out, as the water moves in. >> we have about a foot and a half of water inside the house. the entire living space is completely trashed. we can't -- we have nowhere to live right now. >> reporter: there are flood watches or warnings in more than half of the nation's states. in wayne, new jersey, three inches of rain caused some of the worst flooding in 60 years. it transformed riverside drive into a boat-only thoroughfare. >> i think the problem is the rain, the snow melt, the dam upriver and the lakes. it never used to get
thanks for being with us today. the deluge leaving parts of the northeast under water is not letting up. >> just unbelievable. several rivers remain above flood stage this morning. and it's not over yet. beginning tonight, the system in the southeast will bring more flooding to saturated neighborhoods from new jersey all the way to new england. >> emily schmidt shows us the damage so far. >> reporter: it is a double-hit. winter rains, after winter snow. it.tired of it....